Lego Pokémon Smart Play hands-on: A better way to build, train and battle

Earlier this year, Lego introduced the first sets featuring its Smart Brick tech. But now that the Star Wars line has been out for a while, the next batch of blocks featuring Pokémon is already on the way. After getting a chance to go hands-on with some of the upcoming collections before they officially go on sale this weekend, it really feels like Lego is hitting its stride when it comes to capitalizing on the promise of techy interactive world building. Similar to the Star Wars line, the Lego Pokémon Smart Play collab is split into two kinds of builds. There are all-in-one sets that come wit...